In November 2017, a Minnesota State Trooper stopped a rental truck operated by the two for bypassing a weigh station. After escorting the truck to a weigh station, inspectors found a large number of tobacco products.

Talib and Nimer were not licensed tobacco distributors and could not provide invoices or paperwork for the products.

Investigators executed a search warrant and were able to determine the retail value of the contraband tobacco products was nearly $53,000, meaning nearly $51,000 in Minnesota tobacco taxes should have been paid, the department reports.

According to the Department of Revenue, each charge carries a maximum sentence of five years and $10,000 fine.